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2010 was an abundant year and now I am ready to dive into 2011. I love the feeling of starting a new year. I am not a new year’s resolution kind of gal but I do enjoy making lists of all sorts. So I give you a so called list for 2011, with the idea that if it happens… well great and if it doesn’t well… there is all the time in the world. no pressure.

1. read more.
2. take a dance class. I love to dance. i want to dance more.
3. go for more walks in the woods. go hiking. explore new places.
4. plan a trip. to somewhere we have never been before. maybe involving an airplane. it’s been too long.
5. start taking piano lessons again. but first get the new piano tuned.
6. go on more dates with my hubbie. maybe an overnight. for heavens sakes it’s been 10 years since we have been away alone.
7. meditate. daily. even for just 10 minutes.
8. try new recipes. break out of the same old same old.
9. make more. be creative. i feel so good when i do this. so why not do it more.
10. write. everyday. anything.
11. laugh more. be silly. relax. i love the look on my family’s face when i get goofy.
12. appreciate. every day. every minute. all that i have. life is so good.

happy new year my friends! xo

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we had a wonderful thanksgiving. we are thankful for so much in our lives which are full and abundant.
i try to live as slowly as i can but the christmas season really does get me excited. each year it seems as if i put out less and less. twinkle lights do make me happy though.

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Sometimes I give a little chuckle when I stop and look around. I can be in my own little world while wood is being chopped, laundry is being hung, and, chickens are clucking at my feet. I pretend we are on our little farm. Then I hear a car drive by and beep, and a neighbor’s leaf blower start up and can smell my neighbors breakfast of sausage and eggs in the air. It’s nice to pretend but it’s also nice to live in a community. I know we stand out a bit. We are the oddballs of the neighborhood. But recently my one neighbor hung up a laundry line. Maybe we are fitting in a little more, or maybe not. I kind of like being the oddball.

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Life is good.
The other night as I was biking to a friends house in the cool crisp air, my backpack stuffed with yarn and knitting needles, I thought “I have a really good life!”
Some other things that are making me smile…
* The dark brown walls in my home are turning a light gray today (oh how happy I am about that)
* Singing with Hannah ( we are participating in a round singing group)
* The sun that has been shining bright for over a week now
* I have started to make holiday gifts
* Hannah and Chris have started archery together and love it
* Norah has become more independent. I love her personality. She’s a really neat kid. She is full of life! (although she has been stealing things from stores lately and trying out some new not so appropriate language) sigh… oh my
* My job is amazing. One of my favorite things about it is I go into schools each week and expose young people to what foods are in season and then turn it into a snack. so fun.
* Chris is also so happy with his job. He often says he can’t believe he gets paid to do what he does, teach young people about woodworking, rocketry, and the wilderness… what could be better. And our girls get to participate in it too
Like I said life is good!

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I’ll admit I am a bit of a thrift store regular. Partly because of how fun it is for the challenge of the hunt. And partly for the fact that I like to recycle. I rarely buy anything new. There are so many wonderful things out there! I do also like having things that are are a bit original and that are well made. (I still have a toaster that I thrifted when I was in my early twenties that is from the 1940s) I don’t like clutter. So usually when I bring in something new I tend to recycle something else. I have a bag for Goodwill in my closet that I throw things into as I declutter. I frequent the thrift usually once a week. I have my favorite spots. and as of late I have been finding some fun things, especially in the wardrobe department (the men’s department that is). I do find myself in the men’s section quite a bit. I think the workers at the thrift think I buy for my husband a lot but most of the time it’s for me. I like to keep a running list of what I am looking for and I also let my friends know, who love to thrift too, to keep an eye out for me for things on my latest list:

*raincoat
*wool toggle coat
*bicycle baskets
*wool blankets
*glass pitcher (my favorite just broke)
*film camera
*wall mounted rotary telephone
*my fair lady movie (ours just bit the dust, probably from watching it too much)
*duck boots
*greek mythology books
*games and jigsaw puzzles
*applesauce mill
*mid century style pottery lamps
*wooden music stand

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each night as we sit down to dinner, we go around the table saying what we are thankful for. i really have grown to love this tradition and most of the time it’s the girls that remind me of it each night. lately i have started to play appreciations in my mind throughout the day. they are especially helpful during times of stress or conflict. they can change my mood in a split second. i really love falling asleep to all that i am appreciative for and then waking up feeling a little more fresh and alive. today i appreciate…

*the full moon (which woke me last night. it was so beautiful)
*our first fire of the season
*my down vest
*time for baking and trying new recipes
*our neighborhood and the joy it brings to my girls
*a visit from my grandparents
*tea parties
*early bedtime
*hayrides
*the autumn bounty from the farmers market, our CSA and our garden
*the last of our basil made into pesto
*SOUP!
*nighttime journaling with the girls
*golden delicious local apples
*freshly painted kitchen cabinets
*field trips
*candy corns (i’m addicted)
*fresh laundry off the line
*apple jam
*kale chips
*thrifted finds
*wool slippers
*burt’s bees lip shimmer
*my hubbie and his ability to make me laugh every day

i could go on and on but i need to make dinner (spaghetti squash bake and baby lettuces with maple balsamic vinaigrette)

I highly recommend the appreciation game. try it. you win every time!

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we snuck away for a weekend camping trip to the beach with our favorite friends. this may be our last camp of the year as it’s getting a bit chilly. the cool crisp air, clear starry skies, and the sound of the waves was just what we all needed.

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